At all times a delight on TV and movie, Oscar-nominated actor Brian Tyree Henry (Causeway) is again on the small display screen with one other gripping collection — this time on Apple TV+. In Dope Thief, his ever-conflicted character Ray is a brand new form of troublemaker, posing as a DEA agent to infiltrate drug dens for the sake of some fast money. Appears like bother certainly — one has to marvel what Henry’s beloved Atlanta character “Paper Boi” would really feel about such delinquency. Nonetheless, Ray might be warmhearted and weak, and MovieWeb not too long ago caught up with Henry to be taught extra about what he hopes followers will take away from his all-new lead character.
“I hope that viewers are entertained and actually locked in and intrigued by seeing characters like this exist on their tv display screen, as a result of I have never actually seen it on this means,” Henry advised us. “And so what I hope the takeaway is, is that they’re going to wish to tune in each week to see if he makes it. I need them to care about Ray. I need them to be enthusiastic about Ray and [his best friend] Manny [played by Wagner Moura]… I am to see how individuals will reply to Ray, as a result of he is very a lot a hero, however an antihero on the similar time.” Henry continued:
“Folks have been throwing phrases like Breaking Dangerous and The Wire and issues out like that, and I keep in mind all the time hating Walter White… I do not keep in mind liking him in any respect. However right here with Ray, lke, there may be such a tenderness to him at factors. There’s such a vulnerability to him. There’s this type of marvel, of hoping that this child, , although he is a grown man, will make it. And in order that, to me, is one thing that I feel is absolutely particular.”
“Additionally, I am hoping that it is a character that folks have not seen me play earlier than,” added Henry. “Like, this was some of the difficult characters I’ve ever stepped foot into. It required fairly a bit, and I used to be glad to do it. You realize, to have the ability to star in one thing and executive-produce it on the similar time is insane, however it was probably the most fulfilling factor I would ever accomplished.”
“By no means Seen Something Like This”
Alongside Henry for the manufacturing of Dope Thief are different Hollywood heavyweights, together with creator Peter Craig (author on The Batman and The City) plus a beautiful unfold of co-stars. “You’ve a present with a number of the most superb characters that I’ve ever skilled,” Henry advised us. “Manny [Moura], my partner-in-crime, actually and figuratively. And then you definately’ve received Ving Rhames and Kate Mulgrew and Marin Eire, and Nesta Cooper… great actors.” He added:
“And Peter Craig’s writing additionally is likely one of the most superb issues. You realize, I feel that is Peter’s first foray into tv, so for him to put in writing each single episode and to create this universe is really fascinating. So I feel that that is what I need individuals to stroll away with, being like, ‘[I’ve] by no means seen something like this earlier than.'”
Dope Thief will start streaming on Apple TV+ beginning March 14, 2025. You’ll be able to watch it via the hyperlink beneath:
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Dope Thief
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March 13, 2025
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